The Gen. Horatio Gates House and Golden Plough Tavern are two connecting historic buildings which are located in downtown York, York County, Pennsylvania. The buildings were restored between July 1961 and June 1964, and are operated as a museum by the York County History Center.
Gen. Gates House, November 2010
Golden Plough Tavern, November 2010
Circa-1830 drawing of the buildings, York County Historical Society.
Horatio Lloyd Gates was a British-born American army officer who served as a general in the Continental Army during the early years of the Revolutionary War. He took credit for the American victory in the Battles of Saratoga (1777) – a matter of contemporary and historical controversy – and was blamed for the defeat at the Battle of Camden in 1780. Gates has been described as "one of the Revolution's most controversial military figures" because of his role in the Conway Cabal, which attempted to discredit and replace General George Washington; the battle at Saratoga; and his actions during and after his defeat at Camden.
General Gates as he appears at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Surrender of General Burgoyne by John Trumbull Gates is in the center, with arms outstretched